Tuesday 10 June 2008

The wonderful world of real ale!!!!


James is in holiday mode and the sun is shining and I am back at work. Not fair!!! To be fair the kids are all being great and it is good to catch up with work friends properly too.

However, James being off while I am working does have it's benefits, I came home from work tonight and was utterly delighted to discover the truly amazing meal that James had conjured up for me.

And here it is Pan Fried Pork in a Real Ale Gravy, served with Mustard Mash, Green Beans and Courgette Ribbons!!!!!!! Accompanied by more Real Ale...mmmm...Seven Giraffes to be precise, which happens to be one of my favourite Real Ales. Graeme's friend Joe has impecable taste in whisky and he also happened to introduced me to the wonders of Seven Giraffes ~ thanks Joe :-)

Needless to say Esmé had her tea earlier and was off to bed and sound asleep by the time we had ours!

Thank you James, you're a superstar!

Now a word from the chef himself!

That recipé in full:

Caramalise onions in pan, then add to dish.
Seal and colour pork in the aforementioned pan, then add to the dish.
Deglaze the pan with Morland Brewery's Hen's Tooth, add orange and lemon zest and small amount of freshly ground chilli.
Pour all into the dish and stick it in the oven.

Meanwhile boil tatties, steam your courgette ribbons and green beans over this pot.
Mash your tatties - add butter, milk, grain mustard and season.

Serve with Isabella's Goosberry Jam with lemon and ginger.

To accompany a bottle of Williams Bros Brewing Co. Seven Giraffes. The beer is brewed with elderflowers and lemon zest that give it a light refreshing taste.

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